Economic dependency ratio

This table also can be found in the article, "Labor force projections to 2020: a more slowly growing workforce," published in the January 2012 Monthly Labor Review.

Also available as: [XLS]
Table 3.7 Economic dependency ratio, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010, and projected 2020
[Numbers in thousands]

Group

1980

1990

2000

2010

2020

Total population

108.9

98.3

93.9

100.6

107.0

Under 16

50.7

45.8

44.1

43.3

44.0

16 to 64

37.4

30.5

28.3

36.5

38.0

65 and older

20.8

22.1

21.6

21.8

26.0

Source: Employment Projections program, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Last Modified Date: February 01, 2012